House Of The Rising Sun by The Animals

Intro

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1st verse

      Am   C        D          F
There is a house in New Orleans
     Am       C      E    E
They call the Rising Sun
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And It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
    Am     E         Am       
And God, I know, I'm one

Instrumental

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2nd verse

   Am     C     D      F
My mother was a tailor
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She sewed my new blue jeans
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My father was a gambling man
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Down in New Orleans


3rd verse

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And the only things a gambler needs
     Am       C          E    E
Is a suitcase and a trunk
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And the only time he's satisfied
   Am        E      Am      
Is when he's all a-drunk


Instrumental

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4th verse

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So mothers, tell your children
       Am      C      E     E
Not to do what I have done
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Spend your life in sin and misery
       Am           E      Am      C 
In the house of the Rising Sun

Instrumental

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5th verse

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I've got one foot on the platform
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The other foot on the train
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I'm going back to New Orleans
   Am       E        Am      C 
To wear the ball and chain


Instrumental

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6th verse

      Am   C        D          F
There is a house in New Orleans
     Am       C      E    E
They call the Rising Sun
         Am       C       D               F
And It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
    Am     E         Am       
And God, I know, I'm one

Instrumental

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